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Pototan

(3,020 posts) Sun Jan 18, 2026, 01:31 AM Sunday

Our allies will never trust us again [View all]

and by "us" I mean the American public, especially the voters. Our allies maybe could have understood a one off after Trump 1.0. but his re-election has made that argument moot.

There is no way, no matter who we elect in 2028, that our allies and neighbor countries can trust that our democracy won't elect a similar moron, Trump clone in the future.

America has become too unreliable. The faith that the free world put in us after WWII, granting us the all-powerful status as the world's reserve currency, is now at risk.

What Trump has done to squander the trust of the world will never be won back, and we will all suffer, whether we like it or not, or whether we like Trump or not.

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Our allies will never trust us again [View all] Pototan Sunday OP

Yeah. And that distrust is totally deserved. RockRaven Sunday #1

He's demeaned the nation like no other president. byronius Sunday #2

The US is another threat to them just like Russia fujiyamasan Sunday #3

Which allies? Old_Veterans Sunday #4

You mean, direct whining like supporting the war against terrorists in Justice matters. Sunday #5

Great first post Pototan Sunday #9

With good reason choie Sunday #11

Welcome to du, enjoy your visit. Emile Sunday #17

That is not how it has always been. SunSeeker Sunday #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Sunday #22

Welcome to DU! What do you like on your pizza? Coventina Sunday #24

Australia,NZ, Canada and the UK Violet_Crumble Sunday #23

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #25

You don't know much about much BeyondGeography Sunday #27

Lol. I'm guessing it was something you said first. Scrivener7 Sunday #32

Quite doubtful, borderline delusionary. flvegan Sunday #6

That was all pre-NATO Pototan Sunday #7

Germany and Italy had to re-earn the trust of the world after WW2. Nobody in a position of power in their fascist artemisia1 Sunday #10

So you're saying they had to, in your very words, "re-earn the trust" flvegan Sunday #12

They'll never trust us like they once did, certainly not with their most sensitive intelligence. SunSeeker Sunday #15

Thank you for your understanding and support Pototan Sunday #16

You are quite incorrect. Germans did the right thing ONLY AT GUNPOINT. Irish_Dem Sunday #19

All per puti's instructions to Krasnov, c-rational Sunday #8

Which is partially why we should at least consider Buddyzbuddy Sunday #13

The damage done by those 49.5% of US voters who got that MFer elected a second time will go on forever. SunSeeker Sunday #14

Exactly. Americans have let the world down. And humiliated themselves in the process. Irish_Dem Sunday #18

Everything trump touches, dies. We're no exception. Luz Sunday #20

You are 100% right. BigDemVoter Sunday #26

Thank You Pototan Sunday #28

If we punish him and his cohorts, the world will love us again questionseverything Sunday #29

Our culture has been manipulated to undermine our democracy. hay rick Sunday #30

Can't blame them Timewas Sunday #31

I wouldn't either. Scrivener7 Sunday #33